Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Lieutenant Governor Dunn, Oscar J., American, 1826 - 1871
Owned by
Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
Date
1868-1871
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 in. (9.1 × 5.1 cm)
H x W x D (mounting board): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 × 1/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 × 0.1 cm)
Description
An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A watch chain is visible on the right side of his vest. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is inscribed on at the top and bottom of the front. At the bottom, handwritten in black ink, is: [Lieut Gov. Oscar J. Dunn / of Louisiana].
Place captured
Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
portraits
Topic
American South
Photography
Politics
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.62
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a8d81ca-606a-4323-8e89-535cafd439f9

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